Pan across NGC 1512 and NGC 1510

About 30 million light-years from Earth, the interacting galaxies NGC 1512 and NGC 1510 are observed by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The video loops over these views. Even though they are different in size, galaxies are nevertheless impacted by gravity. The gravity of the much smaller NGC 1510 contributes to the formation of both the bar and the starburst ring in the center of the giant spiral galaxy NGC 1512.
NGC 1512 has agitated the dust and gas in the smaller galaxy. An even more intensive star creation was sparked by this than in the huge spiral galaxy. As a result, the galaxy begins to glow blue, which is a sign of hot young stars.